2 Timothy 2:8

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; ¹  such is my gospel, ² 

2 Timothy 2:26

2:26 and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive ³  to do his will. ⁴ 

2 Timothy 2:22

2:22 But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others ⁵  who call on the Lord from a pure heart. ⁶ 

2 Timothy 3:6

3:6 For some of these insinuate themselves ⁷  into households and captivate weak women ⁸  who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.

2 Timothy 3:11

3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings ⁹  that happened to me in Antioch, ¹⁰  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ¹¹  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

2 Timothy 4:17

4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ¹²  would be fully proclaimed ¹³  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!

¹ tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).

² tn Grk “according to my gospel.”

³ tn Grk “having been captured by him.”

⁴ tn Grk “for that one’s will,” referring to the devil, but with a different pronoun than in the previous phrase “by him.” Some have construed “for his will” with the earlier verb and referred the pronoun to God: “come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap (though they have been captured by him) in order to do His will.” In Classical Greek the shift in pronouns would suggest this, but in Koine Greek this change is not significant. The more natural sense is a reference to the devil’s will.

⁵ tn Grk “and peace, with those.”

⁶ sn In company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart alludes to the value of the community of believers for the development of Christian virtues.

⁷ tn Grk “For from these are those who sneak.”

⁸ tn Or “silly women.”

⁹ tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

¹⁰ map For location see JP1-E2; JP2-E2; JP3-E2; JP4-E2.

¹¹ sn In Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. See Acts 13-14 for the account of these persecutions.

¹¹ tn Or “the preaching.”

¹² tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”